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Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry, and was also known for her feminist activism and her many love affairs. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work. The poet Richard Wilbur asserted, "She wrote some of the best sonnets of the century."


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Quote Left Death devours all lovely things; Lesbia with her sparrow Shares the darkness—presently Every bed is narrow. Quote Right
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Quote Left My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and oh, my friends,
It gives a lovely light.
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Quote Left Soar, eat ether, see what has never been seen; depart, be lost, but climb. Quote Right
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Quote Left Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it. Quote Right
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Quote Left My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light. Quote Right
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